Real Estate
Party Time
Cause and Effect
Presidential Ideas
Wild Card
100
Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana, because he wanted to control both sides of this major river - 
The Mississippi River
100
Disagreements over how much Americans should be taxed led to the formation of these TWO parties in the late 1700's -
Federalists
&
Democratic-Republicans
100
Impressment of American sailors into the British navy led to this war with Britain -
The War of 1812
100
Did Thomas Jefferson prefer high taxes and government control of the economy OR minimal government regulation and low taxation?
Jefferson preferred minimal government regulation and low taxation.
100
The constitutional idea of Judicial Review was developed in this famous Supreme Court case -
Marbury v. Madison
200
Andrew Jackson gave Americans something to celebrate when he won the last big battle of the War of 1812 at this important river town -
New Orleans
200
Alexander Hamilton believed the creation of this entity was necessary and proper to hold government funds and pay its debts -
The National Bank
200
Hamilton favored a high protective tariff. Why did Northern states support this proposal?
Northern manufacturers benefited from less foreign competition.
200
When George Washington said that foreign influence is one of the most harmful enemies of republican government, he was warning us about -
Foreign entanglement
Permanent alliances
Getting too involved in European affairs
200
How did the steamboat affect the development of America?
(Provide at least 2 answers.)
The steamboat enabled boats to go against currents. It distributed people and goods faster. Prices dropped and western expansion was encouraged. Towns and cities grew along waterways and new markets opened for farmers.
300
The Adams-Onis Treaty (1819) allowed James Monroe to add this territory to the United States -
Florida
300
Why did Thomas Jefferson oppose the national bank?
Jefferson believed the Constitution did not give congress the power to set up a bank. He also feared the bank would favor northern manufacturering over agriculture and common people.
300
The War of 1812 showed that America was an independent and powerful nation. The lack of trade during the war also made Americans develop this segment of their economy -
Manufacturing
300
Washington's handling of this domestic crisis in western Pennsylvania showed that the federal government has the power to pass laws and enforce them.
The Whiskey Rebellion
300
America assumed the role of protector of the Western Hemisphere with this foreign policy.
The Monroe Doctrine
400
How did the Missouri Compromise (1820) maintain the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate?
Missouri was added to the Union as a slave state, and Maine came into the Union as a free state.
400
Farmers & artisans supported this political party, because it favored the rights of the common man.
Democratic-Republicans
400
John Adams became very unpopular when he agreed to sign these Acts, because they restricted the right of the people to criticize the government.
Alien & Sedition Acts
400
Explain the Monroe Doctrine (1823) -
James Monroe made it clear that the United States would not tolerate European intervention in Latin America and reserved the right to take action to defend the Americas.
400
How did the Northwest Ordinance affect the expansion of the United States?
It outlined a process for new states to be added to the Union.